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Well what do you know we’re now seeing WMD’s in our food! “A call about a possible weapon at a middle school prompted police to put armed officers on rooftops, close nearby streets and lock down the school. All over a giant burrito. The drama ended two hours later when the suspicious item was identified as a 30-inch burrito filled … Read More

Saturday morning was a delicously warm sunny day in delightful Denver. This day we were to dine with with my doubly-pregnant cousin, Patricia Pierce. The marvelous Melissa Grossman (formerly of Zefer), who should’ve been at our ladies luncheon yesterday but I was too jet-lagged to think strategically like that, joined myself and Tery at Devil’s Food Bakery. I had a … Read More

Greetings. I come to report on a Cheese and Artichoke Dip at the Mead Street Station in Denver, Colorado. It was thick. It was cheesy. It was okay. I give it 3 bread sticks. The date: Tax Day. Friday, April 15th, 2005 The time: Roughly 2:00 PM The place: Mead Street Station, 3625 W. 32nd Ave., Denver, CO 80211. The … Read More

I admit that I’m one of those New York snobs who, when visiting a foreign land, only wants to sample the local flavors. For instance, when I’m in the Southwest, I prefer to stick to Southwestern fare with a flair. Well, on my recent trip to Phoenix, AZ, I was pleasantly surprised by a delicious journey into an even more … Read More

When in Rome, have pasta. When in Colorado, have steak! That’s my motto. And that’s what I was going to have for breakfast on Thursday, April 14th, which was also the first official day of the reopening of the Grand El Tovar Hotel. Well, technically there was an opening the night before, but this was the first breakfast! From an … Read More

For all you cheese lovers! The New York Times, Dining and Wine has a great article on cheese by Dana Brown. A lovely piece, which extols the richness of American cheeses, the obsession of cheese lovers and cheese knowledge seekers. The article touts one of my favorite New York cheese shop’s Murray’s in Greenwich Village. Murray’s a New York icon … Read More

Instead of My Pyramid it should be the new government Pyramid Scheme to get us to eat right. $2.4 million indeed! What a waste of our tax money! I think of al the schools that could have used this money. The goverment should considered hiring Edward Tufte. Mark Hurst on This Broken illustrates the old pyramid vs new. Comments are … Read More

I like the old pyramid. The new food guide pyramid is too confusing I’m not sure how I’m supposed to eat. Vertically or horizontally? Should I eat a piece of each color? Or what? The old food pyramid was easier to read I knew how much of each group I should eat. Each food group section of the old pyramind … Read More

No sooner returned from the Grand Canyon we jumped on a flight for Denver to meet with Aliza Sherman, Monique Elwell, James O’Connor, Melissa Grossman, and be introduced to Joelle Klein. Before hopping on the 7:30 am America West flight to Denver from Sky Harbor Phoenix I needed a Starbucks. Patiently waiting in line while only one person worked the … Read More

It was a madcap fun filled couple of days when Courtney Pulitzer visit AZ and CO. Not leaving Courtney much time to rest I picked her up directly from Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix and off we drove to the Grand Canyon to see the Big Ditch and meet up with Kim and Mike Buchheitt. My little Pontiac SunFire came … Read More